How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 371 - 373: Cunning Person_1

"Let’s go!" Li Qiao urged.

Qin Jin was still cursing nonstop, so she distanced herself to prevent the noise he created from harming the baby in her womb.

Qin Jin, feeling slightly relieved, noticed that the people around him were dozens of meters away, and he quickly caught up with her: "Slow down, what if you hurt the girl in your tummy?"

Li Qiao changed the subject: "You curse all day long, aren’t you afraid your daughter will end up just like you, starting every sentence with ’I XX’?" ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Qin Jin: "........" That seemed right!

His wife had already been led astray by him; he couldn’t let the same happen to his child!

It’s so ugly when girls curse!

"Got it," he said.

Li Qiao curved her lips slightly, amused that he also feared corrupting his little girl.

The two jogged along the village road to the intersection, planning to turn back, when a greeting caught their attention.

"Li Qiao."

Li Qiao turned her head, and it was Cai Hechuan’s new flame, Guan Jiexia, together with Mrs. Cai.

"I didn’t expect you to live so close to the Cai family."

Qin Jin looked meaningfully at Mrs. Cai, who showed a bit of unease. From a distance, she had seen Li Qiao. Considering Guan Jiexia was there, she didn’t speak up, not realizing Guan Jiexia knew Li Qiao.

Could she also know that Li Qiao and her son had been an item?

She probably doesn’t know, right? Girls from Beijing are proud; if she knew, she would have caused a fuss by now.

Avoiding Qin Jin’s gaze, she took the initiative: "Qiaoqiao’s maternal home is right here in our village."

"Is that so?" Guan Jiexia smiled.

From the same village, beautiful, and a Top Scholar, yet Cai Hechuan showed no interest, which proved he wasn’t lecherous.

"And this is...?" Guan Jiexia asked Li Qiao, while discreetly sizing up Qin Jin, feeling refreshed.

The man before her was in his early twenties at most; his facial features were as meticulously crafted as if by a fine brush, with each detail exquisitely precise.

Such a ravishing person born in a dilapidated village.

"He is my partner, ’Qin’ from Emperor Qin Shi, ’Jin’ from the phrase ’prudent in speech and behavior,’" Li Qiao said.

Qin Jin: "..." Damn! It was the first time he felt his surname carried such a dominating presence.

Guan Jiexia felt a bit disappointed—Li Qiao, a rural girl, had such a handsome partner. "Do you study or work?"

"We run a factory," Li Qiao said.

"Running a factory at such a young age?"

Li Qiao retorted: "Is there a problem with that?"

"That’s not what I meant. I’ve heard that starting a factory requires a lot of money," said Guan Jiexia.

Li Qiao: "You can get a loan."

Guan Jiexia: "But don’t you need something to mortgage for a loan?" This Qin Jin must be very wealthy. She had thought that for a man, simply getting a university degree and a decent job after graduating was impressive enough. Yet here was this young man, possessing the capacity to secure a loan at such a young age.

Her older brother had told her that these days, doing business could earn you wads of cash.

Especially in Beijing, which offered various kinds of support and benefits.

As long as you’re willing to invest, you’re basically guaranteed a good return.

If it weren’t for the fact that he was at a critical point for promotion at work, he too would want to resign and start his own business.

Her brother, a man with foresight, said so, meaning business must indeed be good and respectable.

Li Qiao said with a smile: "Business was once prohibited, but he had already started saving up. After opening up, everything simply fell into place."

Guan Jiexia felt a twinge of envy and deliberately dampened the mood: "You should keep a low profile though, who knows if the government might ban it again and settle accounts with those who started doing business early."

Qin Jin sneered; he had long realized this plump woman wasn’t a good person.

Now it was confirmed.

He said, "You don’t need to worry about it, Qiaoqiao. Let’s go." How could she stand chatting with Cai Hechuan’s partner? Pulling Li Qiao away, he questioned, "Why did you talk so much to that fat woman?"

Li Qiao said, "I just wanted to let slip about your loan. Cai Hechuan’s mother, not understanding, will surely ask her future daughter-in-law. A loan is, frankly, a debt. Once Cai Hechuan’s mom starts gossiping, everyone in the village will think you owe a lot of money. Those clamoring to work with you, fearing you won’t be able to pay the wages, will most likely not join you. Isn’t it good to help you screen people?"

Qin Jin silently gave a thumbs up.

Such a smart cookie.

Being in the thick of it alone, even he hadn’t thought of this angle.

She had been brewing this strategy from the beginning of greeting people.

......

Things developed just as Li Qiao had brewed.

In the afternoon, several folks who had vocally committed to going to the city with Qin Jin after the New Year suddenly dropped by to say they were not going.

"Family land needs tending; it’s inconvenient to go far."

Old Mrs. Qin said, "It’s not like your families don’t have people to farm the land."

"My parents are old; I have to stay with them."

"Fine then." Old Mrs. Qin had already listed the names of those who were going, and now she crossed them off. They were all people she wasn’t normally involved with.

Though not very familiar with them, they were fairly well-regarded in the village.

If they didn’t want to go, so be it.

It was no loss to them.

Somebody couldn’t hold back and said, "I heard Jin took out a loan, a big one. When can he pay it off?" They would go after it was repaid.

Old Mrs. Qin questioned, "How do you know he took out a loan?" She had only heard about it once from her daughter-in-law.

"Heard it from Cai Hechuan’s mother, who said Li Qiao personally told her."

Old Mrs. Qin didn’t believe it.

Cai Hechuan’s mother and Qiaoqiao were at odds; why would Qiaoqiao tell her such things?

Moreover, whenever her daughter-in-law went out, her eldest grandson was so worried about uneven ground in the village tripping her up that he wouldn’t leave her side.

She wouldn’t have the chance to gossip with Mrs. Cai, would she?

She admitted, "There is such a matter, supposed to be repaid in five years."

"All of Jin’s earnings go to the repayment?"

"Not really, if we used it all for repayments, how would we live? We repay on time each month, what’s the issue? Is this why you don’t want to work? Afraid he can’t pay wages?" Old Mrs. Qin finally figured it out.

A few people were somewhat embarrassed:

"After all the effort of going out, it can’t be for nothing, right?"

Old Mrs. Qin thought to herself, they were already worried about their wages before even starting; if one day the factory couldn’t manage its finances and delayed wage payments, these people would probably be the first to make trouble.

The last thing a factory needed was troublemakers, who would incite and stir others up come a strike.

That would be chaotic, wouldn’t it?

Qiaoqiao bringing up the loan was timely indeed! It allowed her to discern the true colors of many. "That’s true, we might not be able to pay wages someday."

Upon hearing this, everyone grew more afraid. Thankfully, they came to confirm; otherwise, wouldn’t they have been duped by Qin Jin?

Some regretted being crossed off the list after it happened. How much grain would one need to make up for such high wages?

Wouldn’t it be a huge loss not to earn them?

They went to Jin Daxue to inquire about the loan and the wages.

"I don’t know about the loan, but as for the wages, well, Jin used to work before, and with his day-to-day business, wages were never certain, but he delayed at most by two months. When I came back, he had settled all the wages owed to me. I’ve never heard anyone say he’s defaulted on wages. Ugh, I’m so disgusted now. If I hadn’t insisted on my wages back then, his factory might have partnered with my partner. Because I demanded money, he started it alone. I heard that making clothes earns much more than making shoes.

Luckily, Qin Jin is fair. He told my partner and the others that once the factory in Beijing starts earning big money, he’ll invest back in the hometown and start one there, letting my partner and them manage it. Year-end bonuses included."